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Duvel is aiming to be the top-supplier of Belgian imports, which would require “eclipsing a 27% share,” Duvel USA chief commercial officer Bobby Dykstra shared with distributors earlier this month.

It’s amazing the effect that a week with 3 major beer industry conventions in a row has on the typical industry news cycle 🥴 (this just in – everyone needs a nap), so let’s go check in on our wine friends!

The beverage-alcohol industry has endured an “onslaught of negative news” about health concerns and alcohol consumption in 2025, Bernstein analyst Nadine Sarwat shared during a panel discussion this week at the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) Annual Convention in Las Vegas.

Constellation Brands’ recent volume woes are only temporary, beer division president and EVP Jim Sabia assured distributors this week during the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) Annual Convention in Las Vegas.

Garage Beer’s Jason Kelce on beer’s social connection; Hemp Beverage Alliance leaders on bans, tax revenue; Boston Beer’s Social Pop debut.

Dan Kleban suspends Senate campaign; BrewDog layoffs hit U.S.; Sunset’s new GM; Outlaw rides into Texas; Lawson’s and Crowns & Hops partner on Illumin-8.

Low-ABV IPA maker Dad Strength is poised to disrupt the beer category, according to recent investor and Shark Tank star Robert Herjavec.

The ever-expanding and evolving THC-infused beverage space is getting an injection of star power from current and former NBA players.

The Brewbound team recaps the 2025 Great American Beer Festival and the start of the NBWA’s Annual Convention and trade show, on the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast, recorded in Las Vegas. Plus, an interview with Rebecca Maisel.

More than five years beyond the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. continues to battle a “loneliness epidemic,” where consumers feel isolated, concerned and alone in a world of economic uncertainty, rising costs, political turmoil and more online socialization than in-person interactions.

Outgoing National Beer Wholesalers Association chair Rebecca Maisel stressed the importance of distributor independence from “undue supplier influence” in making business decisions, during her opening remarks at the trade group’s 88th annual convention in Las Vegas.

Bev-alc off-premise sales were up slightly week-over-week (WoW) in the latest report from market research firm Circana. However, those gains were unable to stop an acceleration in year-over-year (YoY) declines, as even the “patches of green shoots” previously seen in the industry “have burnt up in the sea of red this week across all categories,” according to Circana EVP of BevAl, Scott Scanlon.

A week after California drinks manufacturer Manna Beverages shuttered operations and terminated the entire on-site staff, the company’s West Sacramento and Anaheim production facilities are up for sale.

The latest CGA by NIQ report captures a U.S. on-premise landscape in flux — one where value and versatility are driving growth, even as premium tiers feel the squeeze.